Edward fleming



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v E. FLEMING.

COMBINED SHOVEL AND SIEVE- No. 426,719. Patented Apr. 29, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC EDWARD FLEMING, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINED SHOVEL AND SIEVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 426,719, dated April29, 1890. Application filed December 30, 1889. Serial No. 335,314- (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD FLEMING, of New York city, in the county andState of New York, have invented a new and Improved Combined Shovel andSieve, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

WVith the ordinary form of stove it is extremely desirable that someprovision be made for the separation of the ashes and cinders while yetin the ash-pit and immediately before their removal from the stove, inorder that the cinders may be returned to the magazine or to the body ofthe fire, to be eventually consumed and the ashes proper deposited inany convenient receptacle.

The object of my invention is to provide a shovel that may be used tosift its contents, and from which the ash-receptacle may be readilydetached. 1

T0 the ends above named the invention-consists in the novel constructionand combinations of parts, as hereinafter particularly described, anddefined in the claims.

Referenceis to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures and letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the shovel, the position of theash-receptacle being indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is aperspectiveview of the ash-receptacle. Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal sectionalview of the com bined implement, and Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional viewthereof.

In the drawings above referred to, 10 represents a shovel, that ispreferably formed by taking a single sheet of metal, cutting it intoproper form, bending it so that flanges a a will be formed, and carryingthe wings d of the blank upward, and overlapping the edges of the wingsand uniting the said edges by rivets o. The bottom is an apertured oropenwork one for the purpose of forming a sieve. A handle-11 is thenriveted to place, as represented. The structure formed as abovedescribed constitutes a shovel, of which the sieve-bottom 1) forms anangle with the handle 11. The ash-receptacle 12 is by prefer ence formedas represented in Fig. 2 by taking a blank, cutting it to proper shape,and bending and riveting the several flaps to place, as represented. Theedges of the sides e of the receptacle 12 are bent over to form grooves5 5' or waysf, adapted to receive the flanges a, the arrangement beingsuch that the ashreceptacle may be applied to the sieve, as in-- dicatedby dotted lines in Fig. 1, and as shown in full lines in Figs. 3 and 4.

If desired, a catch might be provided for holding the receptacle to theshovel. For the sake of convenience I prefer to provide the receptaclewith a handle 13.

I11 operation the ash-receptacle is applied to the perforated shovel, asindicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, and then the ashes and cinders inthe ash-pit of the stove are gathered and the implement is shaken whilein the stove, whereby the ashes will pass down- 7o ward into thereceptacle 12, while the cinders will be retained above the sieve-body.Then if the receptacle be removed from the sieve the cinders may bedumped into the stove or grate. 7 Instead of forming the shovel-bottomfrom apertured sheet metal, it will of course be understood thatWire-netting might be employed for the purpose.

The combined implement constructed as described may be used as a shovel,and the ash-receptacle may be readily detached for dumping the ashes.The perforated shovel will also be found serviceable, either alone orwith the ash-receptacle, in shoveling coal. 8 5

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent-- 1. The combination, with a shovel having anopen-work or perforated bottom, of a receptacle for dust and ashes, thesaid receptacle being detachably held to the shovel, substantially asdescribed.

2. The herein-described combined implement, comprising a shovel having aperforated or open work bottom, and an ash-re ceptacle detachably heldto said shovel, both the shovel and ash-receptacle tapering toward thefront, enabling them when connected to be used as a shovel,substantially as described.

3. The herein-described combined implement, comprising a shovel having aperforated or open-work bottom and upwardly-extending sides or flanges,and a receptacle for dust and ashes, detachably held to the said shovel,substantially as described.

4. lhe l1erein-deseribed combined implement, comprising; a shovelhavinga suitable handle and a perforated or open-work bottom inclinedwith respect to the handle, and a receptacle for dust and ashes, havingan open 10 top and inclined sides adapted to the incline of theshovel-bottom, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with a sieve provided with a handle and with flangesa, of an ashreceptaele formed with grooves f, adapted to I 5

